I spend the extra $$ and buy Lee Park's gloves. Never had a seem split, easy to clean and come in brown or black. First pair lasted 4 years ... working on my second pair. In the warm weather I wear the regular glove but have the gauntlet for when the temps start to drop. You should check them out.
Here's their link ....
http://www.leeparksdesign.com/default.aspLee's got good stuff

manufactured by Sullivan Glove
http://www.sullivanglove.com/Scripts/default.aspI am biased because my wife worked for sullivan gloves for more then 20 years
American produced, tanned, cut and sewed. open thier gloves stick your nose in you will NOT smell something funky, you WILL only smell leather.
I've meet Lee, he's a little full of himself but he's a good dude.